Navajo Nation Claim For Damages Over Mine Blowout Not Preempted By CERCLA

Mealey's ( April 17, 2023, 11:18 AM EDT) -- ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The limitations on natural resource damages set forth in the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA) apply to Indian tribes, a federal judge in New Mexico has concluded....